Is Matthew Golden playing this week?
No injury designationMatthew Golden has no injury designation on the latest injury reports for the week 4 game at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Kickoff: Sun, Oct 4 · 1:00 PM ET.
Checked Oct 3, 7:37 PM ET against the ESPN injury report and the NFL's official weekly report (via nflverse). Injury news can change up to kickoff, so confirm with the team close to game time.
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Fantasy football · Week 4
Our own start/sit calls for every player, with a projected score, the range of likely outcomes and the reasons spelled out. Built from usage, matchup, Vegas lines and injuries. How we rank
Start. Scored 18.5 points last game against a typical 3.5 (trending up).
Why we say start
- Projected 8.4 points, #21 among WRs this week, inside the top 24 we recommend starting.
- Scored 18.5 points last game against a typical 3.5 (trending up).
- Averaging 10 targets a game.
- Played 82% of the offense's snaps last game.
Recent form
Dashed line: the usual 3.5 a game
This week's matchup
- Expected team score
- ~21 pts
- Vegas line
- GB favored by 3
- Game total
- 38.5
- TB vs WRs
- 3% fewer points
- Last game snaps
- 82%
All week 4 wide receiver rankings →Start or sit tool →How our past calls did →
Age
23
Height
5'11"
Weight
191 lb
College
Texas; Houston
Experience
1 season
Draft
2025 · Pick #23 (GB)
Status
ACT
Grade Breakdown
What do these mean?Why 50.8?
This grade sits basically in the middle of the pack for wide receivers, and that's because none of the measured pieces stood out — target share, success rate, and points added per target were all close to average for the position. Through just 3 games, the sample is still small.
Written by StatGrades AI from this season's play-by-play through week 3. It explains what happened; a grade isn't a forecast (what grades do and don't predict).
EPA / play
0.222
Success rate
43%
WPA (sum)
0.24
Opponent adj.
0.061
Plays graded
30
Advanced stats
2026 season through Week 3 · tracking data from NFL Next Gen Stats| Week | Separation | Cushion | YAC above exp |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.5 | 6.5 | +1.1 |
| 2 | 3.8 | 4.1 | +1.6 |
| 3 | 2.1 | 6.8 | +1.2 |
What do these mean?
- Separation:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the moment of the catch.
- Cushion:
- Average distance from the nearest defender at the snap.
- YAC above exp:
- Yards after catch above what the situation would be expected to produce.
- YAC / rec:
- Average yards after the catch per reception.
- Expected YAC:
- Expected yards after the catch, based on tracking data.
- Air yards share:
- Share of the team's intended air yards that were thrown toward this player.
- Intended air yds:
- Average depth of the targets thrown his way.
- Catch %:
- Receptions divided by targets.
Next Gen Stats data via nflverse (CC BY 4.0). Updated after games are final, not live, and covers QB, RB, WR and TE.